Hey everybody! It's been a while. Ahem.
A newly rejuvenated Kevin Correia takes the mound for the Twins today. Some of what's transpired over the past couple of starts is probably smoke and mirrors, but as long as the Twins aren't going to bring up either of the pitchers we really want to see (no offense, Mr. Pino), the pitchers we've got right now might as well not suck. As such, I'm happy with any positive steps Correia makes, if only to augment his trade value a bit.
Andre Rienzo takes the mound for the Sox. He has been pretty horrible this year so far (lots of home runs, lots of walks, not all that many strikeouts), and he looks like the sort that the Twins could feast on. He's one of only two Brazillian players, though, so he's got that going for him.
I foresee a high scoring game in which the Twins manage to pull away in the 5th inning.
Go Twins!
the game is on WGN is you need a fill of Hawk Harrelson
I've already had my fill of Hawk Harrelson.
Two batters in and Correia is on pace for a perfect game. I predict this will continue until it doesn't.
By golly, you were right!
That wasn't nearly as bold as most of my predictions around here. 🙂
Fuld makes some spectacular catches, but he needs to learn when to pull up and play the ball on a bounce.
Abreu is going to be a pain in the Twins side forever.
That was a very quick bottom of the first.
Unless he turns things around in a big hurry, Kevin Correia's string of good starts is going to end at two.
I would argue that it pretty much already has.
Not yet. It probably will, but if he would put four or five zeroes on the board, he'd still have a good start. I don't expect it to happen, though.
Well, there was one zero!
That's two!
Cool for Parmelee to beat the shift.
Mauer Din' and Hin' isn't much different than otherwise.
Take one for the team, Sam!
Darn it. Almost a Dazzle Special.
That'll work, too!
Walks will haunt.
back end of the order getting it done.
I was really hoping for more than one run out of that, but I guess one is better than zero.
Well, shoot. Hate to lose baserunners in a game where we're probably going to need all the runs we can get.
And I'm off to a wedding. Bring us a comeback win, guys!
rally inning please.
thank you.
ack! Mauer missed a HR by about 23 inches.
That'll do, Joe.
Very nice to have that.
haven't been paying attention or even listening in, and it seems to be working. nice rally, guys!
You can tell Arcia is in a slump because he has been so unlucky the last two days. Scalded line drives caught by the 1B dude and now a deep warning track fly ball to the deepest part of the field.
Be nice if Corriea can finish another inning and bring his ERA (almost) under 5.00, fwiw
I foresee a high scoring game in which the Twins manage to pull away in the 5th inning. Nostradamic!
Alright, I'll take back my pessimism, Correia did plenty well, even if some of it involved copious amounts of wiggling.
reminds Twins pitchers of the old axiom: When in doubt, hit him. Applies doubly so for White Sox players.
I would be more comfortable with 1 or 8 runs scored this inning.
Going to call it: Correia finishes the season with the Twins.
This is already off to a familiar, and bad, start.
Another Perkins leadoff triple? Was this one at least legit?
yeah. Fuld was playing shallow and Eaton blasted it over his head.
that only sounds semi-legit to me
He took a terrible route on it, but couldn't tell if it made a difference.
Crax. Skip the runner, get the out, fellas.
Can Konerko retire already?
That was a nasty slider to K Abreu
PUPPIES!!!!
series win!
win streak!
Puppies over Pale Hosers!
*whew!*
Release the
houndspuppies!I was at Target Field this afternoon. It was a perfect day for a game, sunny and warm with just a little breeze.
It's always nice to see Joe Mauer get the big hit. It got me thinking about Gleeman's comparison between Mauer and Jeter. These guys have nearly identical lines through age 31, but one is considered the best player of his generation and the other is seen by many as a giant disappointment. Joe Mauer is who he is, I think. That is a great baseball player. He doesn't show "fire" in the traditional way sports people like to see it. He may be more of an introvert - or at least that's how he presents himself publicly. It seems that his back is bugging him, and his numbers have taken a giant hit this year. It happened before, of course, in 2011 when a nagging knee made him look human. Maybe these are more serious injuries that other players would take time off for, or maybe the nature of his swing is such that nagging injuries cause more problems for him than other players. Either way, even with these "faults" on full display, he is the best player the Twins have seen in a generation. I am still bothered by people who don't see that, but it has become a tedious argument. I'm just going to enjoy what I see and leave it at that.